McCants v. State

MERRILL, Justice.

Appellant was indicted and convicted of the charge of murder in the fii'st degree. The victim was Ola Mae Turner who died of a gunshot wound in her head. The jury fixed the punishment at death by electrocution.

Miss Ola Mae Turner operated a small fruit stand and fish market near Houston and Dublin Streets in Mobile. Her living quarters were in the rear of the building.

On August 17, 1966, around 9:00 P.M., John Shevers found Miss Turner lying behind the counter of the store ■ in a puddle of blood. Shevers went across the street to a drugstore and asked druggist, ¡ George…